- Dedicated transfer servers on Tusker, Crane and Sandhills allow
- Dedicated transfer servers on Tusker, Crane, and Attic allow
large amounts of data to be transferred quickly between sites.
- A user can install Globus Connect Personal on his or her workstation
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- Globus will notify users via email when their transfer has
completed.
- Users can share data with other researchers who have Globus
accounts.
- Users can share data with other researchers (both NU and non-NU affiliated).
- Globus' simple web interface makes data transfers and sharing easy
for users to initiate and manage.
Getting Started
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### Getting Started
Users must first sign up for an account on
the <ahref="https://www.globus.org/SignUp"class="external-link">Globus Connect website</a>.
the <a href="https://www.globus.org/SignUp" class="external-link">Globus Connect website</a> or may use their NU credentials to sign in without creating a separate Globus ID.
Accounts are free and grant users access to any Globus endpoint for
which they are authorized. An endpoint is simply a file system to or
from which a user transfers files. All HCC users are authorized to
access their own /home and /work directories on Tusker, Crane and
Sandhills via the Globus endpoints (named: `hcc#tusker`, `hcc#crane` and
`hcc#sandhills`). Those who have purchased Attic storage space can
access their own /home, /work, and /common directories on Tusker and Crane via the Globus endpoints (named: `hcc#tusker` and `hcc#crane`). Those who have purchased Attic storage space can
access their /attic directories via the Globus endpoint hcc\#attic. To
initialize or activate the endpoint, users will be required to enter
their HCC username, password, and Duo credentials for authentication.
The steps involved in activating endpoints and making data transfers
are fairly straight-forward, and are described in more detail in the
links on the right.
are detailed in the following links. Please contact us at <a href="mailto:hcc-support@unl.edu" class="external-link">hcc-support@unl.edu</a> if you encounter any difficulties.
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### Usage Instructions
-[Log into Globus](https://www.globus.org/SignUp)(do this first!)